"A revelatory vision of the world today, as it is seen by the rising powers of the East. "All roads used to lead to Rome. Now they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this timely and visionary new book about the present and future of a world that is changing dramatically before our...

Das Buch des englischen Historikers ist eine Ergänzung und Aktualisierung seiner brillanten Analyse der gegenwärtigen weltpolitischen Entwicklung "Licht aus dem Osten". Die mittelalterliche Seidenstrasse, der Landweg zwischen China und Europa über Mittelasien, wird von China konsequent neu...

This study investigates Austria's positions in international production sharing and global value chains exploiting the recently available Global Input-Output Database (WIOD). Researchers and policy-makers become increasingly aware of the fact that production processes are more and more organised...